Undergraduate Courses of Music Education Department

1. A four-year program

1. Degree: Bachelor of Arts

• Graduation Requirements

Fulfilling the requirements of the prescribed credit, pass the graduation exam. The graduation exam includes: Finish practice activities and qualified it. Besides, students shall submit a graduation paper of no less than 5000 words (it can be investigation report, observation report, teaching design and analysis, comment, research, educational narrative, lab report or summary) and qualified it.

Complete Aural Skills Level Five and English Level Two

1. Course Structure and Credit Distribution (Not less than 161 credits)

1. Main courses of the major (Not less than 40 credits)

4 credits of Pedagogy, 4 credits of Educational Psychology, 4 credits of Music Education Principle, 2 credits of Music Psychology, 2 credits of Music Teaching Method Introduction, 6 credits of Independent Research and Innovation Guidance, 2 credits of Chinese and Foreign Educational History, 2 credits of Music Teaching Design and Practice, 4 credits of Chinese Traditional Music Basis, 2 credits of Chinese Ancient Music History, 2  credits of History of Music In Modern China, 4 credits of Western Music History, no less than 2 credits of other elective courses.

2. Characteristic Courses (No less than 6 credits)

2 credits of Chinese Music Education Methods, take two of these three courses to study: 2 credits of Instrument Music, 2 credits of Performance and Teaching, 2 credits of Performance and Teaching of Chinese Piano Works, and 2 credits of Singing and Teaching of Chinese Vocal Music Works.

3. Basic Courses of Subjects (Not less than 40 credits)

Composition Technology and Theory: 8 credits of Aural Skills, 2 credits of Music Theory, 4 credits of Harmony①, 2 credits for Polyphony Analysis, 4 credits of Musical Form and Work Analysis, no less than 2 credits of other elective courses.

Musical Performance: 4 credits of Vocal Music Performance, 4 credits of Piano Performance, 2 credits of Chorus and Conducting, 4 credits of Piano and Other Instrument Accompaniment, no less than 4 credits of other elective courses, and 2 credits of Movement Class, 2 credits of other courses.

4. Public Foundation Courses (No less than 50 credits) (Not Required for International Students)

Compulsory National Regulations and other Humanities and Social Sciences Category: 3 credits of Cultivation of Ethic Thought and Basis of Law, 2 credits of Modern and Contemporary Chinese History, 3 credits of Fundamental Principles of Marxism, 6 credits of Mao Zedong Thought and Introduction to Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, 4 credits of Physical Education, 16 credits of English, 2 credits of Art Introduction, 4 credits of Computer, 1 credit of Military Theory, 1 credit of Entrance Education, 2 credits of Government, no less than 6 credits of other elective courses.

5. Practice (Not less than 19 credits)

No less than 18 credits of Professional Practice: 2 credits of graduation design(paper), 2 credits of orchestral practice, 2 credits of teaching, 4 credits of Chinese Chorus Music Practice, 6 credits of Education Practice, no less than 2 credits of other elective courses.

No less than 1 credit of Social Practice and 1 credit of that shall be Military Skills (Not Required for International Students).

6. No less than 6 credits of a course of lectures.

①Courses mentioned here like Harmony, Polyphony Analysis and Musical Form and Work Analysis are all belonging to B-class courses.